Clubs Confirmed for UEFA Champions League 2026-27 League Phase

The UEFA Champions League, Europe's premier club football tournament, returns with a fresh season full of intense clashes and spectacular goals. Paris Saint-Germain, aiming for an unprecedented third consecutive title, lead a field packed with heavyweights and newcomers.

Among those challenging PSG are European giants like Barcelona, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Arsenal, and Liverpool. Meanwhile, clubs such as Italian newcomer Como have earned their first-ever spot in this prestigious competition.

Qualified Teams for the 2026/27 League Phase

A total of 36 teams will compete in the league phase. Out of these, 29 clubs secured direct entry while seven spots will be decided through playoff rounds.

The top four clubs from each of the highest-ranked four leagues in UEFA gain automatic qualification. The fifth-ranked league contributes three teams directly, the sixth-ranked league two teams, and leagues ranked seventh to tenth each supply one team. Two additional places, called European Performance Spots (EPS), went to England and Spain based on prior season performances.

UEFA League Coefficients and Qualifiers

• England: 4 direct + 1 EPS, 0 playoffs
• Italy: 4 direct, 0 playoffs
• Spain: 4 direct + 1 EPS, 0 playoffs
• Germany: 4 direct, 0 playoffs
• France: 3 direct, 1 playoff
• Netherlands: 2 direct, 1 playoff
• Portugal: 1 direct, 1 playoff
• Belgium: 1 direct, 1 playoff
• Czechia: 1 direct, 1 playoff
• Turkey: 1 direct, 1 playoff

League Phase Participants by Club

• Arsenal (England) - Premier League 1st place, last appeared 2025/26
• Manchester City (England) - Premier League 2nd place, last appeared 2025/26
• Manchester United (England) - Premier League 3rd place, last appeared 2023/24
• Aston Villa (England) - Premier League 4th place, last appeared 2024/25
• Liverpool (England) - Premier League 5th place*, last appeared 2025/26
• Inter Milan (Italy) - Serie A 1st place, last appeared 2025/26
• Napoli (Italy) - Serie A 2nd place, last appeared 2025/26
• AS Roma (Italy) - Serie A 3rd place, last appeared 2018/19
• Como (Italy) - Serie A 4th place, first appearance
• Barcelona (Spain) - La Liga 1st place, last appeared 2025/26
• Real Madrid (Spain) - La Liga 2nd place, last appeared 2025/26
• Villarreal (Spain) - La Liga 3rd place, last appeared 2025/26
• Atletico Madrid (Spain) - La Liga 4th place, last appeared 2025/26
• Real Betis (Spain) - La Liga 5th place*, last appeared 2005/06
• Bayern Munich (Germany) - Bundesliga 1st place, last appeared 2025/26
• Borussia Dortmund (Germany) - Bundesliga 2nd place, last appeared 2025/26
• RB Leipzig (Germany) - Bundesliga 3rd place, last appeared 2024/25
• Stuttgart (Germany) - Bundesliga 4th place, last appeared 2024/25
• Paris Saint-Germain (France) - Ligue 1 1st place, last appeared 2025/26
• Lens (France) - Ligue 1 2nd place, last appeared 2023/24
• Lille (France) - Ligue 1 3rd place, last appeared 2024/25
• PSV (Netherlands) - Eredivisie 1st place, last appeared 2025/26
• Feyenoord (Netherlands) - Eredivisie 2nd place, last appeared 2024/25
• Porto (Portugal) - Primeira Liga 1st place, last appeared 2025/26
• Club Brugge (Belgium) - Pro League 1st place, last appeared 2025/26
• Slavia Prague (Czechia) - First League 1st place, last appeared 2025/26
• Galatasaray (Turkey) - Super Lig 1st place, last appeared 2025/26
• Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)** - Premier League 1st place, last appeared 2025/26
• Sporting CP (Portugal)*** - Primeira Liga 2nd place, last appeared 2025/26

* England and Spain earned a fifth Champions League slot due to strong UEFA performances by their clubs last season.

** Since PSG qualified both as Champions League titleholders and domestic champions, their titleholder slot was passed to Shakhtar Donetsk, the highest-ranked domestic champion not yet qualified.

*** With Aston Villa already qualified through their league position, the Europa League winner's slot went to Sporting CP, the highest-ranked team by coefficient not qualified.

Teams in Champions League Qualifying Rounds

Leagues ranked 11th or lower have their champions enter playoff rounds, alongside some other qualifiers. These slots split into two paths: five clubs from the "champions path" and two from the "league path" will progress to the league phase.

• Viking (Norway) - Eliteserien 1st place, last appeared 1992/93
• AEK Athens (Greece) - Super League 1st place, last appeared 2023/24
• LASK (Austria) - Bundesliga 1st place, last appeared 2019/20
• Celtic (Scotland) - Premiership 1st place, last appeared 2024/25

• Lyon (France) - Ligue 1 4th place, last appeared 2019/20
• NEC Nijmegen (Netherlands) - Eredivisie 3rd place, first appearance
• Union St. Gilloise (Belgium) - Pro League 2nd place, last appeared 2025/26
• Slavia Prague (Czechia) - First League 2nd place, last appeared 2025/26
• Bodo/Glimt* (Norway) - Eliteserien 2nd place, last appeared 2025/26
• Olympiacos* (Greece) - Super League 2nd place, last appeared 2025/26

* Due to upgrades of Sporting CP and Shakhtar Donetsk to the league phase, Olympiacos and Bodo/Glimt moved up from second to third qualifying round.

• Lech Poznan (Poland) - Ekstraklasa 1st place, last appeared 2025/26
• AGF (Denmark) - Superliga 1st place, last appeared 1987/88
• Thun (Switzerland) - Super League 1st place, last appeared 2005/06
• Hapoel Be'er Sheva (Israel) - Premier League 1st place, last appeared 2018/19
• Omonia Nicosia (Cyprus) - First Division 1st place, last appeared 2021/22
• Mjallby AIF (Sweden) - Allsvenskan 1st place, first appearance
• Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) - Football League 1st place, last appeared 2024/25
• Red Star Belgrade (Serbia) - SuperLiga 1st place, last appeared 2025/26
• Fenerbahce (Turkey) - Super Lig 2nd place, last appeared 2025/26
• Sturm Graz (Austria) - Bundesliga 2nd place, last appeared 2025/26
• Hearts (Scotland) - Premiership 2nd place, first appearance
• Gornik Zabrze (Poland) - Ekstraklasa 2nd place, last appeared 1988/89
• Slovan Bratislava* (Slovakia) - First Football League 1st place, last appeared 2025/26
• NK Celje* (Slovenia) - PrvaLiga 1st place, last appeared 2024/25

* After moves of higher-ranked clubs to the league phase, these teams were promoted from the first to second qualifying round.

• ETO Gyor (Hungary) - NB I 1st place, last appeared 2013/14
• Universitatea Craiova (Romania) - Liga I 1st place, last appeared 1991/92
• Levski Sofia (Bulgaria) - First Professional League 1st place, last appeared 2009/10
• Sabah (Azerbaijan) - Premier League 1st place, first appearance
• Shamrock Rovers (Rep. of Ireland) - Premier Division 1st place, last appeared 2024/25
• Petrocub Hincesti (Moldova) - Moldova Liga 1st place, last appeared 2024/25
• Vikingur Reykjavik (Iceland) - Beska Deild Karla 1st place, last appeared 2024/25
• Borac Banja Luka (Bosnia & Herzegovina) - Premier League 1st place, last appeared 2024/25
• Ararat-Armenia (Armenia) - Premier League 1st place, last appeared 2020/21
• Riga (Latvia) - Higher League 1st place, last appeared 2021/22
• Drita (Kosovo) - Superleague 1st place, last appeared 2025/26
• KuPS (Finland) - Veikkausliiga 1st place, last appeared 2025/26
• Kairat Almaty (Kazakhstan) - Premier League 1st place, last appeared 2025/26
• KI (Faroe Islands) - Premier League 1st place, last appeared 2024/25
• Floriana (Malta) - Premier League 1st place, last appeared 2020/21
• Larne (Northern Ireland) - Premiership 1st place, last appeared 2024/25
• Kauno Zalgiris (Lithuania) - A Lyga 1st place, first appearance
• Flora (Estonia) - Meistriliiga 1st place, last appeared 2024/25
• Egnatia (Albania) - Kategoria Superiore 1st place, last appeared 2025/26
• Sutjeska (Montenegro) - First League 1st place, last appeared 2022/23
• Atert Bissen (Luxembourg) - National Division 1st place, first appearance
• The New Saints (Wales) - Cymru Premier 1st place, last appeared 2025/26
• Iberia 1999 (Georgia) - Erovnuli Liga 1st place, last appeared 2025/26
• Vardar (Macedonia) - First League 1st place, last appeared 2017/18
• ML Vitebsk (Belarus) - Premier League 1st place, first appearance
• Inter Club d'Escaldes (Andorra) - Premiera Divisio 1st place, last appeared 2025/26
• Lincoln Red Imps (Gibraltar) - Football League 1st place, last appeared 2025/26
• Tre Fiori (San Marino) - Campionato di Calcio 1st place, last appeared 2020/21